Abstract
We have investigated the bone-implant interface shear strength of hydroxyapatite (HA)-coated Ti-6AI-4V (HA-coating A) (roughness average, Ra = 3.4±0.5 μm) and HA-coated Ti-6AI-4V with a rougher surface (HA-coating B) (Ra = 8.4 ± 1.8 μm). There was no significant difference between HA-coating A and HA-coating B implants with respect to the bone-implant interface shear strength as determined in push-out tests using the transcortical model in adult dogs. The bone-implant interface shear strength of bead-coated porous Ti-6AI-4V was significantly greater than that of both HA-coating A and HA-coating B implants. The failure site, as determined by scanning electron microscopy, was the coating-substrate interface, not the coating-bone interface. This indicates a need to protect the HA coating from the direct shear forces. HA coating enhances early bone growth into the porous surface of the implant. Long-term fixation should depend on bone anchoring to this porous surface. Hydroxyapatite coatings must be developed which do not obstruct the pores of the surface of the implant.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1187-1191 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Biomaterials |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 1994 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Bioengineering
- Ceramics and Composites
- Biophysics
- Biomaterials
- Mechanics of Materials